[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17574-17575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06950]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0102]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Existing eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension and Revision of Existing Collection(s);
Prison Population Reports: Summary of Sentenced Population Movement--
National Prisoner Statistics
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
will be submitting the following information collection to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information
collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published
in the Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16, pages 4176-4177, on
January 24, 1024, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comments until April 28, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated
public burden or associated response time, should be directed to the
Office of Management and Budget, Officer of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC
20503 or send to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and suggestions from the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension and minor revision of
currently approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Summary of Sentenced Population
Movement--National Prisoner Statistics.
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(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
(a) Form number: NPS-1B. Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice.
(b) Form number: NPS-1B(T). Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a
brief abstract: For the NPS-1B form, 51 central reporters (one from
each state and the Federal Bureau of Prisons) responsible for keeping
records on inmates will be asked to provide information for the
following categories:
(a) As of December 31, the number of male and female inmates within
their custody and under their jurisdiction with maximum sentences of
more than one year, one year or less; and unsentenced inmates;
(b) The number of inmates housed in privately operated facilities,
county or other local authority correctional facilities, or in other
state or Federal facilities on December 31;
(c) Prison admission information in the calendar year for the
following categories: new court commitments, parole violators, other
conditional release violators returned, transfers from other
jurisdictions, AWOLs and escapees returned, and returns from appeal and
bond;
(d) Prison release information in the calendar year for the
following categories: expirations of sentence, commutations, other
conditional releases, probations, supervised mandatory releases,
paroles, other conditional releases, deaths by cause, AWOLs, escapes,
transfers to other jurisdictions, and releases to appeal or bond;
(e) Number of inmates under jurisdiction on December 31 by race and
Hispanic origin;
(f) Number of inmates in custody classified as non-citizens and/or
under 18 years of age;
(g) Testing of incoming inmates for HIV; and HIV infection and AIDS
cases on December 31; and
(h) The aggregated rated, operational, and/or design capacities, by
sex, of the state/BOP's correctional facilities at year-end.
For the NPS-1B(T) form, five central reporters from the U.S.
Territories and Commonwealths of Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa will be asked
to provide information for the following categories for the calendar
year just ended, and, if available, for the previous calendar year:
(a) As of December 31, the number of male and female inmates within
their custody and under their jurisdiction with maximum sentences of
more than one year, one year or less; and unsentenced inmates; and an
assessment of the completeness of these counts (complete, partial, or
estimated);
(b) The number of inmates under jurisdiction on December 31 but in
the custody of facilities operated by other jurisdictions' authorities
solely to reduce prison overcrowding;
(c) Number of inmates under jurisdiction on December 31 by race and
Hispanic origin;
(d) The aggregated rated, operational, and/or design capacities, by
sex, of the territory's/Commonwealth's correctional facilities at year-
end.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information in published
reports and for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President,
practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and others interested
in criminal justice statistics.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time needed for an average respondent to respond:
(a) NPS-1B form: 51 respondents, each taking an average 6.5 total
hours to respond.
(b) NPS-1B(T) form: 5 respondents, each taking an average of 2
hours to respond.
Burden hours remain the same for the 51 respondents to the NPS-1B
form. An additional 10 hours are added for the 5 respondents to the
NPS-1B(T) form.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 342 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-06950 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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